Share of primary energy from oil in Qatar
Qatar: Share of primary energy from oil was 28.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from oil in Qatar, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from oil in Qatar is 28.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Qatar peaked at 42.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Qatar ranks 65th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 40.6% | — |
| 1966 | 40.3% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 42.5% | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | -59.1% |
| 1969 | 12.9% | -26.1% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | +56.6% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +114.3% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | -56.7% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -22.2% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +53.5% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 28.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 28.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.8%, 72% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from oil in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +114.3% | 11.6% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.7% | 12.9% | 42.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 9.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 8.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 9.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 16.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 24.6% | 28.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from oil in Qatar?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Qatar was 28.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Qatar ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.